Conferenze sulle implicature (Siena)

APRIL - JUNE 2010
UNIVERSITY OF SIENA
DEPT. OF PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES and
CISCL - INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTER FOR COGNITIVE STUDIES OF LANGUAGE

Scalar Implicatures - Session of study at the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface

Aim of this session of study is to provide participants with an exposure to
recent linguistic and philosophical literature on implicatures. Recent
hypotheses will be tested and discussed by leading figures of both fields.

Confirmed speakers are:

Maria Teresa Guasti - University of Milan-Bicocca

april 13, 12:00-14:00 | Aula 349/C - Complesso San Niccolò, via Roma 56

april 14, 10:00-12:00 | Aula 354 - Complesso San Niccolò, via Roma 56

Computation of Implicatures in Children and Adults

Sascia Pavan - University of Siena

april 27, 12:00-14:00 | Aula 349/C - Complesso San Niccolò, via Roma 56

Generalized Conversational Implicature and Game Theory

Salvatore Pistoia Reda - University of Siena

may 4, 12:00-14:00 | Aula 349/C - Complesso San Niccolò, via Roma 56

Computing Scalar Implicatures

Claudia Bianchi - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano

may 7, 15:00-17:00 | Aula Cantucci - Santa Chiara College, via Valdimontone,
1

Implicatures: Some Open Questions

Uli Sauerland (Mind & Language lectures) - Center for General Linguistics,
Berlin

june 21, 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00 | Aula Cantucci - Santa Chiara College,
via Valdimontone, 1

Current Work on Implicatures: An Overview

june 22, 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00 | Aula Cantucci - Santa Chiara College,
via Valdimontone, 1

Repair Impllicatures

Benjamin Spector (Mind & Language lectures) - Institut Jean Nicod, ENS,
CNRS, Paris

june 23, 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00 | Aula Cantucci - Santa Chiara College,
via Valdimontone, 1

The Grammatical Approach to Scalar Implicatures: Arguments and
Counterarguments

june 24, 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00 | Aula Cantucci - Santa Chiara College,
via Valdimontone, 1

Exhaustification, Focus and Economy

Mind & Language Lectures will be held as part of the Summer School in
Philosophy of Mind & Language open also to graduate and undergraduate
students. For registration and practical info please contact:
implicatures2010@gmail.com

Please watch this space for up-to-date calendar and abstracts:
http://spr.altervista.org/site/Implicatures10/Implicatures10.html